Peter schwitzer



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IMPROVEMENT 1N HORSE HAY-remis.

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TO ALL WI-IOM IT MAY OONCERN:

l Be it known that I, PETER SCHWITZER, of the township of Robeson,county of Berks, and State of Penn- Sylvania, have invent-ed a newHay-Fork, which I style the Eagle Hay-Fork, for the purpose of elevatingand stovving away hay by horse-power; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact lescription thereof,reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to thelctters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specification. l Y

Figurel represents a side elevation.

. Figure 2,y a fron-t View. l

The nature of my invention is as follows: Letter A is the heail. B, theneck, forms `the hook which receives the ring that is fastened to a ropethat joins the tackle. C admits the ring,r in the neck, and keeps itthere until the operator'relieves it by a slight rise at theloose'end;lthis savesthe operator from the danger of being struck by the pulleywhile he is piercing the hay. D7 the steel prongs which protect the hayfrom falling off, and this prong enters moreeasily, and is much lighterand stronger than those before invented; it Will not break as all othersdo, from sudden jars, as this prong is double where the strain comes on,and, .of course, must spring. 'E is the double level', which Works therod F and foot G3 puts the hand-lever out of the Way of the hay, whichmakes it much easier for the operator; it throws the connecting-rodacross the centre, and, when .the handdever stands vertically, it isover the centre, as shown by (lrawing, so that it will stand perfectlysafe until ,jerked bythe operator. F is the connecting-rod, which ismalle oi' steel instead of iron, so as to be much lighter.

than when made of iron, and to give strength, and avoid weight andfriction. G is the foot, which is also malle of cast steel,.so as to bestrong and avoid weight.; this ismade perfectly straight from heel totoeon the hnder siile, so as to avoid the projection ofthe heel outsideofthe vpoint ofthe frame; this avoids all friction in penei tration. His the point of the frame, which is lettered as the centre-prong D. Thisframe or centre-.prong D has a slot, in which the lever E,rod F, andfoot G, operate on pivots.

That I claim as my invention, and lesite to secure by Letters Patent,is`

The arrangement of the slotted frame D, double-jointed levers E E, andcoimeeting-roil F, as herein described, and for the purposes set forth.

' PETER VSGHWITZER. Witnesses:

WASHINGTON RICHARDS, '.loM. D. MAUnEn.

